Jer 18:16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 18:16-17: 18:16-17 The Lord pronounced sentence on Judah and Jerusalem. • their land will become desolate ... I will scatter my people: In 605–586 BC , Judah and Jerusalem were progressively emptied of residents. • as the east wind scatters dust: During the summer, a strong hot wind from the east can blow sand and dust from the desert into Judah. • I will turn my back on them: The people would no longer experience a covenant relationship with the Lord.

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‏ Jeremiah 18:16

Summary for Jer 18:16-17: 18:16-17 ^a The Lord pronounced sentence on Judah and Jerusalem.

• their land will become desolate ... I will scatter my people: In 605–586 BC, Judah and Jerusalem were progressively emptied of residents.

• as the east wind scatters dust: During the summer, a strong hot wind from the east can blow sand and dust from the desert into Judah.

• I will turn my back on them: The people would no longer experience a covenant relationship with the Lord.